Nutrition Services

Navigate Your Cancer Journey with Personalized Nutrition Support

At AO Multispecialty Clinic, we are committed to providing comprehensive nutritional support to individuals navigating the challenges of living with cancer. We understand living with cancer and undergoing treatment can impact your body’s nutritional status, affecting energy levels, immune function, and overall well-being.

Our board-certified, licensed, registered dietitian, Lizzie Keen, works closely with your healthcare team to integrate nutrition support seamlessly into your overall treatment plan, assisting you in maintaining optimal health throughout every step of your journey.

Our Specialized Services

We recognize the critical role that proper nutrition plays in supporting treatment, managing side effects, and boosting immunity. It is with this understanding that we take pride in offering:

Personalized Nutrition Plans

Tailored nutrition recommendations with diet plans designed in consideration of your specific cancer type, treatment regimen, chronic disease management, and individual preferences. We understand that nutritional needs change, and we ensure regular adjustments to align with treatment changes and your evolving health needs.

Symptom Management:

Receive expert guidance on effectively managing treatment-related symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, taste changes, and appetite loss. Our dietitian provides practical strategies to help you maintain adequate hydration and meet nutrient intake goals even during challenging times.

Weight Maintenance and Support:

We offer dedicated support for maintaining a healthy weight throughout your treatment journey. Individualized strategies are developed to address weight loss or gain based on your unique circumstances, ensuring your nutritional needs are met.

Nutrient-Rich Recipes:

Explore a variety of nutrient-dense and easily digestible recipes tailored to meet your specific nutritional requirements. Additionally, we provide tips on enhancing flavors to accommodate altered taste perceptions, making your meals enjoyable and nourishing.

Vitamin & Mineral Supplementation Guidance:

Our team provides recommendations on appropriate supplements to address specific nutrient deficiencies. We closely monitor supplement interactions with medications to ensure your safety and optimize the effectiveness of your nutrition support.

Oral Nutrition Supplements:

Receive expert advice on appropriate Oral Nutrition Supplementation to incorporate into your diet, whether it be for aiding in weight gain for those losing weight during treatment, helping increase protein intake, or meal replacement shakes for weight loss support.

Enteral Nutrition:

Lizzie, our Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), is specialized in providing high-quality nutrition support care for individuals with feeding tubes including education on appropriate enteral nutrition formulas and supplementation, hydration and electrolyte replacement, feeding tube types, management, and general feeding tube support.

If you or a loved one is currently undergoing cancer treatment and could benefit from personalized nutritional support, please reach out to us. Our team is here to help you on your journey to optimal health.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 5:00PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

OFFICE LOCATIONS

 WEST AUGUSTA
3696 Wheeler Road
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 736-1830 

DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA
1303 D’Antignac St, Ste. 1000
Augusta, Ga. 30901
(706) 821-2944 

 AIKEN
222 University Pkwy
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 306-1438 

ESSENTIALS CENTER
1220 George C Wilson Dr
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 941-8206